“We went to the beach and my father couldn’t swim in the water,” Adeeb said, explaining the prosthetic his father had was not waterproof, and it was too dangerous to go in the sea without one.

So the young boy decided to upgrade his father’s prosthetic leg.

When in Germany, Adeeb will be able to check the progress of his idea, where an orthopaedic doctor is helping him to build it. He will also be attending a crash course on prosthetics.

In addition to prosthetics, the youngster has delved into robotics, inventing a small cleaning device to assist his mother about the house.

“My mum was having difficulties when cleaning the couch so I told her, ‘go and I’ll do the job for you’,” he said.

“Instead of doing the job, I made a robot that can do the job for us.”

After creating the device in less than a day, Adeeb surprised his mother when she found him watching television and not cleaning.

“She checked under the chair and she was really proud of me. She was shocked and she hugged me after that,” he said.

The device resembles a broom that can vibrate and consists of a vibrating motor, batteries and feathers.

His father, a businessman, influenced another idea that Adeeb thought of.

“He asked me, ‘what if I was in the car one day and I died, you have no idea I’m driving a car, I’m in the middle of nowhere, and the cellphone is out of battery, what would you do?’” he recalled.

After contemplating the question his father presented to him, Adeeb said he would create a seat belt with a heart monitor.

“If you die or anything, cops and the ambulance will come towards you and your entire household will be informed,” he said.

His creations have led Adeeb to be the head of the Arab Youth Council for Integrated Development’s committee of young inventors and innovators. He is also a member of the Arab Robotics Association and is considered one of the youngest inventors in the world.

He has more than 100 certificates and awards to his name but he also has several other interests, besides science. “I like things in the air, like skydiving and planes and animals,” he said.

Adeeb’s mother said: “I’m really proud of him and he always surprises me with his behaviour and ideas. He is a gift from God to us.”